Psalm 50:8
New International Version
I bring no charges against you concerning your sacrifices or concerning your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.

New Living Translation
I have no complaint about your sacrifices or the burnt offerings you constantly offer.

English Standard Version
Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you; your burnt offerings are continually before me.

Berean Standard Bible
I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me.

King James Bible
I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.

New King James Version
I will not rebuke you for your sacrifices Or your burnt offerings, Which are continually before Me.

New American Standard Bible
“I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.

NASB 1995
“I do not reprove you for your sacrifices, And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.

NASB 1977
“I do not reprove you for your sacrifices, And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.

Legacy Standard Bible
I do not reprove you for your sacrifices, And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.

Amplified Bible
“I do not reprove you for your sacrifices; Your burnt offerings are continually before Me.

Christian Standard Bible
I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices or for your burnt offerings, which are continually before me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices or for your burnt offerings, which are continually before Me.

American Standard Version
I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices; And thy burnt-offerings are continually before me.

Contemporary English Version
Although you offer sacrifices and always bring gifts,

English Revised Version
I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices; and thy burnt offerings are continually before me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I am not criticizing you for your sacrifices or burnt offerings, which are always in front of me.

Good News Translation
I do not reprimand you because of your sacrifices and the burnt offerings you always bring me.

International Standard Version
I do not rebuke you because of your sacrifices; indeed, your burnt offerings are continuously before me.

Majority Standard Bible
I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me.

NET Bible
I am not condemning you because of your sacrifices, or because of your burnt sacrifices that you continually offer me.

New Heart English Bible
I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices. Your burnt offerings are continually before me.

Webster's Bible Translation
I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt-offerings, to have been continually before me.

World English Bible
I don’t rebuke you for your sacrifices. Your burnt offerings are continually before me.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
I do not reprove you for your sacrifices, "" Indeed, your burnt-offerings "" [Are] continually before Me.

Young's Literal Translation
Not for thy sacrifices do I reprove thee, Yea, thy burnt-offerings Are before Me continually.

Smith's Literal Translation
Not for thy sacrifices will I reprove thee and for thy burnt-offerings, being always before me.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices: and thy burnt offerings are always in my sight.

Catholic Public Domain Version
I will not reprove you for your sacrifices. Moreover, your holocausts are ever in my sight.

New American Bible
Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you, your burnt offerings are always before me.

New Revised Standard Version
Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you; your burnt offerings are continually before me.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
I reproved you not for your sacrifices or your burnt offerings; they are continually before me.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
I am God, your God. I shall not rebuke you concerning your sacrifices, and your offerings are always before me.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices; And thy burnt-offerings are continually before Me.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
I will not reprove thee on account of thy sacrifices; for thy whole-burnt-offerings are before me continually.
Audio Bible



Context
The Mighty One Calls
7“Hear, O My people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, your God. 8I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me. 9I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens,…

Cross References
Isaiah 1:11-14
“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. / When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts? / Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. ...

Amos 5:21-22
“I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies. / Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; for your peace offerings of fattened cattle I will have no regard.

Hosea 6:6
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Micah 6:6-8
With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves? / Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? / He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

1 Samuel 15:22
But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.

Jeremiah 7:21-23
This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves! / For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices, / but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.

Proverbs 21:3
To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.

Matthew 9:13
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Matthew 12:7
If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

Mark 12:33
and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

Hebrews 10:5-8
Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me. / In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight. / Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’” ...

Psalm 51:16-17
For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings. / The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

Psalm 40:6-8
Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require. / Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll: / I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”

Isaiah 66:3
Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.

1 Corinthians 13:3
If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.


Treasury of Scripture

I will not reprove you for your sacrifices or your burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.

Psalm 40:6-8
Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required…

Psalm 51:16
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

Isaiah 1:11
To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.

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5. His order to gather his saints
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I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices
This phrase begins with a divine declaration, setting the tone for God's communication with His people. The Hebrew word for "rebuke" is "yākah," which implies a form of correction or argument. In this context, God is not chastising the Israelites for the act of offering sacrifices themselves. Historically, sacrifices were central to Israelite worship, serving as a means to atone for sin and express devotion. The absence of rebuke here suggests that the ritualistic aspect of their worship was not the issue at hand.

or for your burnt offerings
The term "burnt offerings" translates from the Hebrew "ʿōlâ," which refers to offerings that are completely consumed by fire, symbolizing total surrender to God. These offerings were a common practice in ancient Israel, as outlined in Levitical law. The mention of burnt offerings highlights their importance in the sacrificial system. However, the context suggests that while the offerings themselves are not being criticized, there is an underlying issue with the heart or intent behind them.

which are ever before Me
This phrase emphasizes God's omnipresence and omniscience. The Hebrew word for "ever" is "tāmîd," meaning continually or perpetually. It indicates that God is constantly aware of the sacrifices being made. The phrase "before Me" underscores the idea that all acts of worship are performed in the presence of God. This serves as a reminder that God desires sincerity and righteousness in worship, not just the outward performance of religious duties. The historical context of Israel's sacrificial system is crucial here, as it points to a deeper spiritual truth: God values the heart's posture over mere ritual compliance.

(8) I will not . . .--Better, Not on account of thy sacrifices do I reprove thee, nor thy burnt offerings, which are always before me. This part of the nation is judged not for neglect of ritual, but for mistaken regard for it. (See Introduction to this psalm.)

As usual in such visions of judgment (comp. Matthew 25:32) the arraigned nation is separated into two classes when brought before the bar of the judge, and the better part is first reproved.

Verse 8. - I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings. It is for no neglect of the outward ritual of religion - of sacrifice and offering - that I have to reprove thee. To have been continually before me; rather, they have been continually before me. I have had enough of them, and to spare. Not only have the daily morning and evening sacrifices been regularly offered, and the national worship thus kept up without a break; but the private offerings of individuals (see vers. 9, 13) have been continuous and ample in number. But they have not been acceptable.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
I do not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

rebuke
אוֹכִיחֶ֑ךָ (’ō·w·ḵî·ḥe·ḵā)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3198: To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict

you for
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

your sacrifices,
זְ֭בָחֶיךָ (zə·ḇā·ḥe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2077: A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice

and your burnt offerings
וְעוֹלֹתֶ֖יךָ (wə·‘ō·w·lō·ṯe·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering

are ever
תָמִֽיד׃ (ṯā·mîḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 8548: Continuance, constant, ellipt, the regular, sacrifice

before Me.
לְנֶגְדִּ֣י (lə·neḡ·dî)
Preposition-l | first person common singular
Strong's 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before


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